Airfix 1/48 Curtiss Tomahawk MK.II - AX05133

Plastic model kit of the Curtiss Tomahawk, the first fighters to arrive in Britain during WWII operated in the tactical reconnaissance role and were deemed unsuitable for fighter sweeps into German occupied Europe. Later models incorporated a number of improvements and saw extensive service with the Western Desert Air Force, driving the Italians out of Libya and taking on the newly arrived Messerschmitt's of the Luftwaffe.Kit has engraved panel lines, detailed cockpit and fuselage interior, optional seated pilot, chin intake with optional cowling, single piece propeller with separate spinner, separate trailing edge flaps, wing and cowling machine guns, optional (undercarriage and canopy), transparent accents (side window, interior, exterior and other glazing's).Decals and 4-view color painting reference for (2) aircraft: No.26 Squadron, Royal Air Force Army Cooperation Command, Gatwick, Sussex, England, 1941 and No.112 Squadron, flown by Sgt. William Earl Houston, Royal Air Force, Libya, 1941 - includes stencil data, instrument panel, consoles and other interior.